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Atlanta Braves Announce Signing of 1st Pick Ian Anderson

By Alan Carpenter

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Signing Bonus for Anderson Puts Braves well into the 1st Tier Penalty Area – Could Have Later Implications

Since Draft Day, we had heard rumors of a deal struck between the Braves and eventual 3rd overall pick Ian Anderson.

Today those rumors became reality as the Mr. Anderson signs – making a near sweep of the Braves’ top 12 picks in the first 10 rounds.

The next most relevant question, though, is this:  what is the signing bonus?  Over the past few days, we have had some concerns about that amount, and about some implications further down the draft board.

Jon Heyman has the numbers:

More on that in a minute, but a quick review of Neo (I’m just going to call him that)  is in order:

  • John Sickels said of the 6’3″/170 pounder that his fastball sits at 91-94 mph, with bursts to 96-97… with movement.  His curveball might be an avergae-to-plus offering, but his changeup is said to be very good.  He also likes Neo’s control, and of course it’s all about control.
  • BaseballDraftReport repeated a line calling him a “more explosive Aaron Nola” with “ten-years-in-the-big-leagues veteran command.”
  • BaseballAmerica noted that the Braves had seen “nearly every pitch” the right-hander had thrown in the past year.

Nice.  Also this:

Next: The Numbers Game

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